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Walker, Unbowed
The National Review ^ | June 5, 2012 | The Editors

Posted on 06/06/2012 11:38:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 06/06/2012 11:38:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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“Walker’s enemies did everything but release the kraken.”

That was smart. They should save the kraken for coastal battles.


2 posted on 06/06/2012 11:49:21 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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“Walker won because he represented the taxpayer, while his opponent represented the groups whose livelihoods depend on bilking the taxpayer.”

Loved it..May we be sent more strong leaders who can make the tough right decisions...and take the heat.


3 posted on 06/06/2012 11:50:48 PM PDT by MEG33 (O Lord, Guide Our Nation)
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They missed because voters are starting to understand that governing through crisis requires someone willing to make unpopular choices, stand up to entrenched interests, and hold the line against loud and determined opposition.

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"Do not listen to this sophistry by vested interests. The acceptance of these arguments will build legal plunder into a whole system. In fact, this has already occurred. The present-day delusion is an attempt to enrich everyone at the expense of everyone else; to make plunder universal under the pretense of organizing it." - The Law; Frederic Bastiat 1801-1850

4 posted on 06/07/2012 12:04:16 AM PDT by PGalt
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“Socialism Is Legal Plunder”

“But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime.”

“Then abolish this law without delay, for it is not only an evil itself, but also it is a fertile source for further evils because it invites reprisals. If such a law — which may be an isolated case — is not abolished immediately, it will spread, multiply, and develop into a system.”

Quotes - The Law; Frederic Bastiat 1801-1850

DEFUND socialist collectives, foreign and domestic.

DEPOPULATE socialists from the body politic.

Here is SOME of the damage they have done...

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

REVERSE the clock.

live - FREE - republic


5 posted on 06/07/2012 12:10:03 AM PDT by PGalt
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Bastiat was a brilliant man and every conservative should study his words.

This piece fails to mention that the taxpayers can’t afford apathy for even one election, because it will take many elections to get out of this mess.


6 posted on 06/07/2012 12:12:36 AM PDT by volunbeer (Don't worry America, our kids can pay for it!)
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Walker’s enemies did everything but release the kraken.

That's golden tag-line material from now until the General Election! Get it while it's hot!!!

7 posted on 06/07/2012 12:59:00 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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...”And yet, he won. Throughout, Walker has stayed even-keeled, evincing—if not exactly cockiness, then something like the fatalism and serenity of an innocent man in the middle of a trial for his life. An equanimity, and a faith that his reforms would be embraced by Wisconsin voters, that turns out to have been fully warranted”...

He is a rare creature..A Statesman in the midst of an attempted takeover of our very way of life. The death of freedom is knocking at the door and this man stood firm though he had everything to lose, personally. He did not give into vice or threats..He is rare and he is an example of a shining light on a hill. When people like Scott Walker become visible, the people rejoice. When the leftists take over and begin stealing everything, the people mourn. May Scott Walker’s example inspire and embolden others who understand that we are in a war to save our country.


8 posted on 06/07/2012 1:57:14 AM PDT by jazzlite (esat)
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Wisconsin has 2 coasts -- one on Lake Michigan and on on the mighty Mississippi. Beware of the kraken. This word is new to me, and I'm going to use it often. Wisconsin also has lots of Norwegians.

9 posted on 06/07/2012 2:45:27 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

OOOOOPS — three coasts. I forgot the one on Lake Superior. Kraken lurk everywhere, it seems.


10 posted on 06/07/2012 2:47:59 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Hunton Peck; Diana in Wisconsin; P from Sheb; Shady; DonkeyBonker; Wisconsinlady; ..

Kraken ping


11 posted on 06/07/2012 2:51:56 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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Help! My picture changed. Let's find another. Those kraken are sneaky little devils:

Kraken


12 posted on 06/07/2012 2:58:35 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Jean S

ping


13 posted on 06/07/2012 3:16:55 AM PDT by dirtboy
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Union thugs, thus ignominiously thwarted, may move to stronger action. I hope and trust that Walker's security measures have been increased to meet that threat.
14 posted on 06/07/2012 4:58:45 AM PDT by luvbach1 (Stop the destruction in 2012 or continue the decline)
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The worst is over, because the source of funds for left wing political activism has been greatly diminished —dues-paying govt union membership has been slashed.

The benefits could last for generations.

Learn this lesson, RINOs.


15 posted on 06/07/2012 5:09:58 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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A governor, undefeated.

Now you has one.


16 posted on 06/07/2012 6:49:20 AM PDT by humblegunner
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Based on the large number of public union members who are not mailing in dues money but keeping it for themselves, they must agree with Gov. Walker’s policies, too.


17 posted on 06/07/2012 9:14:06 AM PDT by JPG (Don't just talk about it, make it happen.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Shame on me thinking the kraken only lived in salt water.


18 posted on 06/07/2012 11:59:37 AM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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coast [kohst]   Example Sentences Origin coast    [kohst] Show IPA noun 1. the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine. 2. the region adjoining it: They live on the coast, a few miles from the sea.


19 posted on 06/07/2012 9:15:22 PM PDT by tdscpa
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Have you ever seen Lake Michigan? Really seen it? It is larger than some bodies of water termed “seas”. So, its shoreline is “coast” to us. LOL.

I’m in CA right now for humanitarian purposes. We crossed South Bay coming in from the SF Airport. The water was grimy and brown. Quite a contrast to our sparkling blue Lake Michigan.


20 posted on 06/07/2012 9:58:16 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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